Green lentils (yeşil mercimek) have a mild, earthy flavour and hold their shape when cooked. They need no soaking and work in everything from Turkish vegetable stews to mujaddara and cold salads.
How to use them:
Ingredients: green lentils.
Store in a cool, dry place.
Nutritional value per 100 grams:
| Energy | 1402 kJ / 331 kcal |
| Fat | 1.52 g |
| - of which saturates | 0.22 g |
| Carbohydrate | 53.31 g |
| - of which sugars | 5.69 g |
| Fibre | 8.8 g |
| Protein | 21.7 g |
| Salt | 0.8 g |